Molle/pals attachment system

Abstract

A Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment (MOLLE)/Pouch Attachment Ladder System (PALS) (MOLLE/PALS) compatible carrying system including a belt, at least two ladder levels coupled to the belt, the two ladder levels being generally horizontal when the belt is being worn, and an attachment device carried by the belt. The attachment device having a carried element; and a mounting element with a plurality of downwardly extending fingers, the carried element being coupled to the mounting element below the extent of the extending fingers, the mounting element interacting with the two ladder levels.

1 . A Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment (MOLLE) /Pouch Attachment Ladder System (PALS) (MOLLE/PALS) compatible carrying system, comprising:
 a belt;   at least two ladder levels coupled to the belt, the two ladder levels being generally horizontal when the belt is being worn; and   an attachment device carried by the belt, the attachment device including:
 a carried element; and 
 a mounting element having a body with an upper section and a lower section, the upper section including a plurality of downwardly extending fingers, the lower section being configured to mount the carried element at a location that is below the extent of the extending fingers, the mounting element interacting with the two ladder levels. 
   
     
     
         2 . The MOLLE/PALS compatible carrying system of  claim 1 , wherein the carried element is a holster. 
     
     
         3 . The MOLLE/PALS compatible carrying system of  claim 1 , wherein the mounting element further includes a plurality of upwardly extending fingers, the at least two ladder levels including an upper ladder level and a lower ladder level, the plurality of upwardly extending fingers interacting with the lower ladder level, the plurality of downwardly extending fingers interacting with the upper ladder level. 
     
     
         4 . The MOLLE/PALS compatible carrying system of  claim 1 , wherein each of the downwardly extending fingers of the mounting element include an outwardly angled portion on a distal end of the fingers, the outwardly angled portion extending in a direction generally parallel with the belt. 
     
     
         5 . The MOLLE/PALS compatible carrying system of  claim 1 , wherein each of the downwardly extending fingers of the mounting element include an outwardly angled portion on a distal end of the fingers, the outwardly angled portion extending in a direction generally perpendicular with the belt. 
     
     
         6 . The MOLLE/PALS compatible carrying system of  claim 1 , wherein the carried element is coupled to the mounting element below where the extending fingers interact with the two levels of the ladder system. 
     
     
         7 . The MOLLE/PALS compatible carrying system of  claim 1 , further comprising an other mounting element coupled to the mounting element and the carried element. 
     
     
         8 . The MOLLE/PALS compatible carrying system of  claim 7 , wherein the mounting element and the other mounting element are each made of a planar material having the same thickness. 
     
     
         9 . The MOLLE/PALS compatible carrying system of  claim 7 , wherein the other mounting element has at least one upwardly extending finger. 
     
     
         10 . The MOLLE/PALS compatible carrying system of  claim 1 , wherein the belt is a standalone belt, or a belt coupled to one of a backpack, a waist pack or a garment. 
     
     
         11 . An attachment device for attachment to a Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment (MOLLE)/Pouch Attachment Ladder System (PALS) (MOLLE/PALS) carrying system, the attachment device comprising:
 a carried element; and   a mounting element having a body with an upper section and a lower section, the upper section including a plurality of downwardly extending fingers, the lower section being configured to mount the carried element at a location that is below the extent of the extending fingers.   
     
     
         12 . The attachment device of  claim 11 , wherein the carried element is a holster. 
     
     
         13 . The attachment device of  claim 11 , wherein the mounting element further includes a plurality of upwardly extending fingers. 
     
     
         14 . The attachment device of  claim 11 , wherein each of the downwardly extending fingers of the mounting element include an outwardly angled portion on a distal end of the fingers the outwardly angled portion extending in a direction generally parallel with a plane of the extending fingers. 
     
     
         15 . The attachment device of  claim 11 , wherein each of the downwardly extending fingers of the mounting element include an outwardly angled portion on a distal end of the fingers, the outwardly angled portion extending in a direction generally perpendicular with a plane of the extending fingers. 
     
     
         16 . The attachment device of  claim 11 , wherein the carried element is coupled to the mounting element below where the extending fingers interact with two levels of the ladder system. 
     
     
         17 . The attachment device of  claim 11 , further comprising an other mounting element coupled to the mounting element and the carried element. 
     
     
         18 . The attachment device of  claim 17 , wherein the mounting element and the other mounting element are each made of a planar material having the same thickness. 
     
     
         19 . The attachment device of  claim 17 , wherein the other mounting element has at least one upwardly extending finger. 
     
     
         20 . The attachment device of  claim 17 , wherein the mounting element has a first pattern of holes therein and the other mounting element has a second pattern of holes therein, at least half of the holes in the first pattern being alignable with the holes in the second pattern.